Range equipment storage / transportation- what are you using ?

So I tend to shoot out of my truck so to speak. If the weather is nice my rifles end up in their cases lined up in my truck bed with smaller range bags and ammo boxes/cans lined up on the tailgate. The cab (super crew) ends up with the rest spread about on the rear floor / front floors and seats as I spread out.
If the weather is shitty its a freakin mess in the cab trying to find stuff... everything ends up in the cab in transport , except for target stands , steel , shootings benches etc.
Any of you fellers (or ladies ) in a similar situation ? How do you deal with the kaos?
Totes ? Any in cab carpentry goin on ? Has to be removable , I need the empty floor for my daily crap and work.
I did just grab a Rigid brand 22in tote from HD to give a shot .
I should note I mostly shoot on private land. (Thanks Slugjunkie Lol )

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Originally Posted by Mercula

So I tend to shoot out of my truck so to speak. If the weather is nice my rifles end up in their cases lined up in my truck bed with smaller range bags and ammo boxes/cans lined up on the tailgate. The cab (super crew) ends up with the rest spread about on the rear floor / front floors and seats as I spread out.
If the weather is shitty its a freakin mess in the cab trying to find stuff... everything ends up in the cab in transport , except for target stands , steel , shootings benches etc.
Any of you fellers (or ladies ) in a similar situation ? How do you deal with the kaos?
Totes ? Any in cab carpentry goin on ? Has to be removable , I need the empty floor for my daily crap and work.
I did just grab a Rigid brand 22in tote from HD to give a shot .

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I keep a decently strong tote in my 4Runner with benchrest, bags, spotting scope and chronograph, and there's also a shooting mat, box of clays and an artist's portfolio full of targets. I need to get a stool of some kind as Great Guns has replaced all of their stools at the shooting benches with folding chairs that are about six inches too low. Steel targets stay in the garage but are easy to get to.

Carried too much junk in the midway large bag so switched a setup in a small backpack. Just ppe, some paper targets, small stapler and ammo. Guns in their soft cases.

Topper on my truck saves me of any outdoor weather for transportation

I just have my people make all the arrangements.

Rolling plastic tool box and 3 pc tool boxes from HD. There's also a large footlocker sized plastic lockable tote i scored at a garage sale for $5. Between the 3 i can bring everything needed, including ammo for a range day. Guns in voodoo tact and other like style bags.

I use coolers with lids that overlap for water resistance.

I've been thinking about this myself lately. Fortunately I plan to leave all the range related stuff on site, but once I started actually trying to shoot the guns I've collected over the years I realized that between all the different guns and calibers, I've got to figure something out. Last range trip I brought 8 guns and shot five or six of them.

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Originally Posted by Irving

I've been thinking about this myself lately. Fortunately I plan to leave all the range related stuff on site, but once I started actually trying to shoot the guns I've collected over the years I realized that between all the different guns and calibers, I've got to figure something out. Last range trip I brought 8 guns and shot five or six of them.

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That's not bad. I try to pack 3 guns and always feel rushed.

I try and focus on something different each trip to eliminate bringing tons of crap. Maybe one trip I'll just bring a couple of handguns and just the bare minimum of gear needed. Next time out maybe just a rifle or two. Everything fits nicely in the back of my cab with the seat folded up except for target stands, steel, or other bulky, heavy stuff that isn't really impacted by weather or dirt.

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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

I just have my people make all the arrangements.

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It's good to be king !!! [ROFL2]

Frequently I will take three or four guns to the range but wind up shooting only one or two as I quickly remember that I will have to clean each one fired. Lazy?? Gotta clean them promptly or the Illinois humidity will turn em orange. I REALLY miss my private/personal 100 yard range that I had on my own 35 acre property when living in Trinidad. Now I have extremely close by neighbors and when heading for the range, I load all my shooting stuff while the vehicle is in the garage so there are no prying eyes watching me carrying the “horrible” firearms in plain view.[blaster]

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Originally Posted by StagLefty

It's good to be king !!! [ROFL2]

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It's good to be the King Maker. They always kill the King.

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Originally Posted by ray1970

I try and focus on something different each trip to eliminate bringing tons of crap. Maybe one trip I'll just bring a couple of handguns and just the bare minimum of gear needed. Next time out maybe just a rifle or two. Everything fits nicely in the back of my cab with the seat folded up except for target stands, steel, or other bulky, heavy stuff that isn't really impacted by weather or dirt.

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This is pretty much what I do. For the longest time I'd be hauling a whole armory. The net result was fun, but didn't result in much training value. Moreover, it made tracking all items a pain -- especially at a place like Cheyenne Mountain where one might typically unload everything to their shooting position.

I think there's an additional factor to the training aspect: what can one legitimately carry in any situation for which one might be hypothetically training? Aside from a few admin items in case of an equipment failure, why carry any more than that?

Counterpoint: one might only be able to get to the range 1x a month, so they need to maximize their actual shooting time, and will focus on dry fire, weapon presentation, etc., at home.

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

Counterpoint: one might only be able to get to the range 1x a month.

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This is exactly my situation , I don’t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I “need” to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply’s so far.

Everyone's situation will be different for sure. I generally consider matches as the training part and only go to the range to actually do something like sight in a rifle or test a load. I'm different that way though and that may be a result of not really going out of my way to practice new skills.

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Originally Posted by Mercula

This is exactly my situation , I don’t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I “need” to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply’s so far.

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I am often in the same position. I came to a point where I decided to trust my equipment to not magically lose zero, and just focus on 1-2 systems at a time.

Give it a try next time you go out.

What I do is ID weakest point, next weakest, and a fun system (or a system with which I feel most comfortable).

This allows skill building, confirmation of self assessment on strong point, and a reward for working on other things prior to the "fun" portion (it's all fun, no?).

The resulting mental acuity from not having the stress of tracking all your stuff is a bonus.

Give it a try next time you go. You might like it.

Compete to train. Purposeful. No knick knacks.

I'm just bad at training myself. If I show up to a competition, I'm made to do things that I otherwise wouldn't. I'm not creative.

But you should then take those ideas back to your training...

Ideally sure. In reality though, meh.

I am working on setting up a range though, so I suppose that would help.

This is an interesting thread. I went through it twice.... Slow day. After post 15 things sort of got deep.

I usually make it to the range at least once a week if I'm in town. Even if it's only for a short stay (maybe twenty shots--two magazines). Today I only took ten shots with my EDC. I was distracted as hell. Lots going on in my head, not paying attention to breathing, trigger control, sight picture/alignment. But I was there... I loaded five shots in the magazine and sent 'em downrange. I hit the paper. All five of them. That encouraged me to do five more. This time four of them were in the black. I figured I was wasting ammunition after that point so I called it a day.

I guess my point is "How much do you really need to do?" I think EDCs should shot a lot more often than the hunting rifle. This might be a case of "less-is-more". You can dry fire the hunting rifle. As far as the original question goes, I keep a couple of targets and ammunition for my EDC and truck gun in the truck. It requires the space of a shoe box. For more "fun" shoots I load guns/ammo/targets as needed from home.

I picked up one of these and just roll my stuff from the truck to the line.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I decided to locate my range near the storage safe. Then I can just leave my targets out all the time and wander back and forth to the safe for new toys and more ammo. Don't miss loading stuff in the truck.

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Originally Posted by Mercula

This is exactly my situation , I don?t get out much , so when I do I have way too much I ?need? to do. So I bring way too much crap , and spend far to much time digging through all of it , and always feel rushed . Thanks for the reply?s so far.

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I don't seem to have much time myself and typically only make it out to the range a handful of times a year. I still try not to bring way too much stuff. Off the top of my head, I have four or five rifles I've never fired or sighted in, a couple of handguns that haven't been fired, and two shotguns as well. I might try and bring one or two of the rifles on my next trip. Gives me something to look forward to on my next outing. Actually, I'll probably have something new to play with each trip out for the next couple of years.

Decided on a pair of Rigid boxes. Im diggin it so far.
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I try and get to the gun club every other weekend for the most part. Right now I leave all my shooting gear in the trunk in cardboard boxes and canvas bags. Once the holliday's are over I'm gonna steal Mercula's idea and upgrade to thoese ridgid boxes or something real similar. The rubbermaid totes I had didnt last very long.

Rigid boxes - For the man who has everything, and insists on taking all of it to the range with him.

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JE, shouldn't you build your AR before you get to the range? [emoji477]

What always worries me about tool boxes is some thieving turd thinking there are tools in there. So no guns in tool boxes for me.

I've come to the conclusion that any container that Coyote conceivably hold a gun, was usually originally intended for something also of high value so it's not a deterrent to thieves.

That said, if you're just going to the range and back, why be worried about thieves?